Math Mammoth Data and Graphs
Contents
Introduction ................................................................... 4
Reading Graphs and Charts ........................................ 7
Bar Graphs and Pictographs ....................................... 10
More Practice with Bar Graphs and Pictographs ..... 14
Making Bar Graphs 1 ................................................... 21
Making Bar Graphs 2 ................................................... 23
Making Histograms ...................................................... 25
Double Bar Graphs ........................................................ 27
Line Graphs 1 ................................................................. 29
Line Graphs 2 ................................................................. 32
Temperature Line Graphs ............................................ 36
Reading Line Graphs .................................................... 38
Double and Triple Line Graphs ................................... 40
Graphs: More Practice ................................................. 42
Average ........................................................................... 47
Average (Mean) ............................................................. 50
Mean, Mode, and Bar Graphs ...................................... 53
Circle Graphs ................................................................. 55
Review ............................................................................. 57
Answers ........................................................................... 59
More from Math Mammoth .......................................... 79
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Introduction
Math Mammoth Data and Graphs is a worktext covering graphing topics for 2nd-5th grades. A
worktext contains both the instruction and exercises.
The book starts with the easiest topics: reading and making bar graphs, histograms, and various kinds of
line graphs. Most of these lessons are best suited for 4th and 5th grades.
The goals for the study of bar graphs are similar to those for the study of line graphs, in that the student
will need to:
z read bar graphs, including double bar graphs, and answer questions about already plotted data
z draw bar graphs and histograms from a given set of data.
In order to make histograms, it is necessary to understand how to group the data into categories (“bins”).
The lesson Making Histograms explains the method we use to make categories if the numerical data is not
already categorized.
Toward the end of the book, we study average (also called the mean) and mode, and how these two
concepts relate to line and bar graphs. This is also meant for 4th-5th grades. Other math curricula also
introduce the median, but I decided to omit it from this book. There is plenty of time to learn that concept
later. Introducing all three concepts at the same time tends to jumble them together and become confusing
— so that many students just grasp the calculation procedures. I feel it is better initially to just introduce
and contrast the two concepts of the mean and mode, in order to give the student a solid foundation.
Lastly, we study Circle Graphs. However, to create circle graphs, the student needs to calculate
percentages. This topic is normally studied in 6th grade. So the lesson about circle graphs may be left to
study in 6th or 7th grade.
Wishing you success in teaching math,
Maria Miller, the author
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Helpful Resources on the Internet
Mean, Median, Mode, Range, etc.
Using and Handling Data
Simple explanations for finding mean, median, or mode.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/index.html#stats
Mean, Median, and Mode
Lesson on how to calculate mean, median, and mode for set of data given in different ways. Also has
interactive exercises.
http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book8/bk8i5/bk8_5i2.htm
GCSE Bitesize Mean, mode and median lessons
Explanations with simple examples.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/data/measuresofaveragerev1.shtml
Measures Activity
Enter your own data and the program will calculate mean, median, mode, range and some other statistical
measures.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Measures/
Graphing and Graphs
Bar Chart Virtual Manipulative
Build your bar chart online using this interactive tool.
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_190_g_1_t_1.html?from=category_g_1_t_1.html
An Interactive Bar Grapher
Graph data sets in bar graphs. The color, thickness and scale of the graph are adjustable. You can input
your own data, or you can use or alter pre-made data sets.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=4091
Create a Graph
Kids can create bar graphs, line graphs, pie graphs, area graphs, and xyz graphs to view, print, and save.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
Circle Grapher
A tool to graph data sets in a circle graph. You can input your own data or alter a pre-made data set.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/activitydetail.aspx?id=60
Graphs Quiz from ThatQuiz.org
This quiz asks questions about different kinds of graphs (bar, line, circle graph, multi-bar, stem-and-leaf,
boxplot, scattergraph). You can modify the quiz parameters to your liking, such as to plot the graph,
answer different kinds of questions about the graph, or find mean, median, or mode based on the graph.
http://www.thatquiz.org/tq-5/math/graphs
Thatquiz.org Quiz for Graphs
A 10-question quiz involving bar graphs and pictographs.
http://www.thatquiz.org/tq-5/?-j40v0h-l1-p0
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Survey game
A game where you do a survey in which you ask children their favorite hobby or color. Make a frequency
table, a bar graph, and a pictogram from the results.
http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/numbers/mathdata.html
Stem-and-Leaf
Enter the values and this web page creates your stem-and-leaf plot for you.
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/graph/sl.htm
Stem-and-Leaf Plots Quiz
This is from Glencoe mathematics, an online multiple-choice quiz that is created randomly. Refresh the
page (or press F5) to get another quiz.
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgi-bin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=0-07-825200-8&chapter=12&lesson=1&&headerFile=4&state=na
Data Analysis and Probability gizmos from Explorelearning.com
Interactive exploration activities online, with lesson plans. Topics include box-and-whisker plots,
histograms, stem-and-leaf plots, lines of best fits using least squares, scatter plots; probability topics; and
more. This is an excellent resource. The gizmos work for 5 minutes for free. You can also sign up for a
free trial account.
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspChildrenForCourse&CourseID=129
Statistics Interactive Activities from Shodor
A set of interactive tools for exploring and creating different kinds of graphs and plots. You can enter
your own data or explore the examples.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/BarGraph/
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Histogram/
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/CircleGraph/
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/MultiBarGraph/
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/PlopIt/
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